רָקַע
râqaʻ(raw-kah')
“to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)”
11 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Translated in KJV as
beatmake broadspread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates)stampstretch.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;”